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How Soon Does Clomid Work? 1st Month Trying
Hi Everyone : )
I took my first round of Clomophene Citrate (Clomid) days 3 to 7 of my cycle, March 14th being the first day of my cycle. I made sure to have sex the days my doctor recommended. I also took Robitussin during my fertile days to make sure my cervical mucus was not hostile. Seems like it helped. I should be expecting my cycle to start next weekend, April 9th or 10th....
Of coarse I am a little bit anxious to hopefully not start. But I just thought I would ask and see how many woman this drug has worked for and how long did it take? I have no symptoms of pregnancy as of yet, which I would assume it would be too soon anyway, right?
Please help keep my hopes up with your own personal experiences :D! Thank you in advance!!
I took my first round of Clomophene Citrate (Clomid) days 3 to 7 of my cycle, March 14th being the first day of my cycle. I made sure to have sex the days my doctor recommended. I also took Robitussin during my fertile days to make sure my cervical mucus was not hostile. Seems like it helped. I should be expecting my cycle to start next weekend, April 9th or 10th....
Of coarse I am a little bit anxious to hopefully not start. But I just thought I would ask and see how many woman this drug has worked for and how long did it take? I have no symptoms of pregnancy as of yet, which I would assume it would be too soon anyway, right?
Please help keep my hopes up with your own personal experiences :D! Thank you in advance!!
I have a story similar to JessWishes2 except I took Clomid for 6 rounds (though took a 3 month break in between). JessWishes 2 lives in the UK so that might be why they only had her do 3 rounds, though I'm not sure. I did 3 rounds at 50 mg and was quite moody and had hot flashes and sore breasts but did not conceive. I took 3 months off, then did 3 months of 100 mg of Clomid and still nothing but this time, it made my AF (period) 1 or 2 weeks late each month so gave me false hope that I was pregnant. Don't mean to be a drag, just want you to know that it could have that affect on you (though I hope it doesn't).
Now I am down to doing IUIs -- that's "intra-uterine insemination" -- basically take a syringe with sperm in it from my husband and inject it straight to your uterus. A bit uncomfortable but only for a couple of minutes. I am also taking Femara to induce ovulation and it worked well this first month. Had my IUI 13 days ago so either I'll get my AF in the next couple days or I'll get a BFP -- you know which one I'm hoping for of course! :) Been trying for 3 years now and would love to be pregnant before I'm 30 this August! I'll keep people posted as best I can and good luck to you on Clomid, I hear there are great success stories, just not necessarily Jess and me. Take care!
Now I am down to doing IUIs -- that's "intra-uterine insemination" -- basically take a syringe with sperm in it from my husband and inject it straight to your uterus. A bit uncomfortable but only for a couple of minutes. I am also taking Femara to induce ovulation and it worked well this first month. Had my IUI 13 days ago so either I'll get my AF in the next couple days or I'll get a BFP -- you know which one I'm hoping for of course! :) Been trying for 3 years now and would love to be pregnant before I'm 30 this August! I'll keep people posted as best I can and good luck to you on Clomid, I hear there are great success stories, just not necessarily Jess and me. Take care!
Thank you so much for responding to my post! I love hearing success stories! It really gives me hope! Congrats on becoming a Mommy!! I hope to be able to post something similar to your post soon!!
Is this your first pregnancy? Was your infertility unexplained?
Thank you for telling me it's worth the wait, you are prove!!!
Is this your first pregnancy? Was your infertility unexplained?
Thank you for telling me it's worth the wait, you are prove!!!
Hello there!!
Thank you so much for the response. It didn't work for me on my first round. So here I go to round number 2! I am sorry it did not work for you. Have you tried anything else?
Thank you so much for the response. It didn't work for me on my first round. So here I go to round number 2! I am sorry it did not work for you. Have you tried anything else?
Hi There!
Although I am not familiar with PCOS, I have been doing a lot of research on clomid. As for my own experience, I am now entering my 2nd round of clomid. I will def tell you that the clomid was really effective on me. My cycles were 24 to 26 days apart and the clomid put me right at 28 days. I also had a progesterone test done on day 21 of my cycle and it was a 28.24 which proves that I definitely ovulated. So it seems the clomid is doing what it is suppose to. The only problem, is it does not help with conception or implantation. That is all on our own individual bodies. It only helps with ovulation.
I have heard that clomid can cause thick mucus. So there are things you can do during your fertile window to prevent that from happening. Such as taking Robitussin, but it has to be the cough suppressant one only with only one ingredient called Guaifenesin. Its an expectorant that helps thin out your cervical mucus. Men can take it to during that time, it is suppose to help make it easier for the sperm to swim up there. I don't know that it always works because I have only tried it once and I am not prego. I also have heard about a lubricant called pre-seed. I am going to buy some because I noticed the clomid made me a little dry. It is a harmful lubricant that is sperm friendly. So it wouldn't hurt to use that if you wanted to.
Some of the side effects that I experienced when I took my first round was severe headaches, thick mucus and irritability. It sounds bad but it wasn't too bad. I"ll let you know how this next round goes. But from what I have learned about clomid, it effects everyone differently. The doctors are in control and as long as we follow the directions they give us, then we will get the correct results. They will let us know how the clomid is working.The key thing I am learning is patience and trust. We have help and thats what matters ;)
I was also told that if my cervical mucus is too hostile, then there is always insemination. I guess the point is, we can do all of the research we want but as long as we stick to the support behind it and not stress on the details, we will be ok. I over analyze everything, specially regarding fertility. I have been trying for over 8 years. Everyone is different and all we can do is what we can do.
I hope the information I shared with you was helpful!! I wish you the best of luck! Have you started taking your first round yet?? Keep us posted!
Although I am not familiar with PCOS, I have been doing a lot of research on clomid. As for my own experience, I am now entering my 2nd round of clomid. I will def tell you that the clomid was really effective on me. My cycles were 24 to 26 days apart and the clomid put me right at 28 days. I also had a progesterone test done on day 21 of my cycle and it was a 28.24 which proves that I definitely ovulated. So it seems the clomid is doing what it is suppose to. The only problem, is it does not help with conception or implantation. That is all on our own individual bodies. It only helps with ovulation.
I have heard that clomid can cause thick mucus. So there are things you can do during your fertile window to prevent that from happening. Such as taking Robitussin, but it has to be the cough suppressant one only with only one ingredient called Guaifenesin. Its an expectorant that helps thin out your cervical mucus. Men can take it to during that time, it is suppose to help make it easier for the sperm to swim up there. I don't know that it always works because I have only tried it once and I am not prego. I also have heard about a lubricant called pre-seed. I am going to buy some because I noticed the clomid made me a little dry. It is a harmful lubricant that is sperm friendly. So it wouldn't hurt to use that if you wanted to.
Some of the side effects that I experienced when I took my first round was severe headaches, thick mucus and irritability. It sounds bad but it wasn't too bad. I"ll let you know how this next round goes. But from what I have learned about clomid, it effects everyone differently. The doctors are in control and as long as we follow the directions they give us, then we will get the correct results. They will let us know how the clomid is working.The key thing I am learning is patience and trust. We have help and thats what matters ;)
I was also told that if my cervical mucus is too hostile, then there is always insemination. I guess the point is, we can do all of the research we want but as long as we stick to the support behind it and not stress on the details, we will be ok. I over analyze everything, specially regarding fertility. I have been trying for over 8 years. Everyone is different and all we can do is what we can do.
I hope the information I shared with you was helpful!! I wish you the best of luck! Have you started taking your first round yet?? Keep us posted!
Hi -
I took three rounds of clomid, then took a month off -- it was my month off that I got my BFP -- now I'm 37 weeks pregnant! GOOD LUCK, it's worth the wait!!!
SSBD to you!
I took three rounds of clomid, then took a month off -- it was my month off that I got my BFP -- now I'm 37 weeks pregnant! GOOD LUCK, it's worth the wait!!!
SSBD to you!
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